Episodes

  • The Millennium

    The Millennium
    Jul 29 2025
    Christians have spent a lot of time mulling over the precise meaning of the thousand-year period spoken of in Revelation 20. Today, Barry Cooper explains the significance of the Millennium and the different views surrounding it.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-millennium/

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    5 mins
  • The Final Judgment

    The Final Judgment
    Jul 22 2025
    What could be more appalling than living in a world where nothing really matters, where even the most extreme cruelty is met with vacuous silence? Today, Barry Cooper explains why God's judgment is actually something for which we should be thankful.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-final-judgment/

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    6 mins
  • The Necessity of Scripture

    The Necessity of Scripture
    Jul 15 2025
    If someone comes to us claiming to speak for God, how could we ever know whether they're telling the truth? Today, Barry Cooper shows why God's written Word is absolutely necessary if we are to know the life-giving truth of His Son.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-necessity-of-scripture/

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    7 mins
  • The Fruit of the Spirit

    The Fruit of the Spirit
    Jul 8 2025
    What should the Christian life look like? Today, Barry Cooper identifies nine qualities that the Spirit of God grows and cultivates in every true believer.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-fruit-of-the-spirit/

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    5 mins
  • The Resurrection

    The Resurrection
    Jul 1 2025
    If you are a Christian, you don’t have to feverishly tick off items on your bucket list as if “you only live once.” You can give your life away for the sake of others, knowing you have a thousand lifetimes to enjoy in the life to come. Today, Barry Cooper revels in the glory of Christ’s resurrection and ours.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-resurrection/

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    7 mins
  • Theodicy

    Theodicy
    Jun 24 2025
    Whatever questions we may have about the reason behind our pain, Christians can’t possibly conclude that God is aloof from suffering, that He doesn’t care about evil, or that He hasn’t done anything about it. Today, Barry Cooper presents three truths that help us trust in the goodness of God when facing the darkness of this world.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/theodicy/

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    8 mins
  • The Day of Atonement

    The Day of Atonement
    Jun 17 2025
    Only once in the whole year could the high priest of Israel enter the Holy of Holies to approach the fearsome presence of a holy God: the Day of Atonement. Today, Barry Cooper explains what this day revealed about the depth of our guilt and how it pointed forward to a greater day when the sin of God’s people would be dealt with forever.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/the-day-of-atonement/

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    7 mins
  • Temple

    Temple
    Jun 10 2025
    The temple was an enduring representation of the fact that the Lord, as the God of His people, will never leave them. Today, Barry Cooper points us to a greater temple that is more enduring still.

    Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/temple/

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    7 mins